Un-Islamic, subversive and against God were some of the words used by Saudi Arabia's grand mufti when he issued his fatwa, or religious decree, slamming the widely popular Turkish soap operas ...

MBC1 and the Shahid streaming platform are gearing up for the debut of Al Ameel, an adaptation of the Turkish series Insider (Içerde). Directed by Barbaros Bilgin, produced by Hamada Gamalaldeen and ...

In recent years, creating an Arabic version of a Turkish series has spread widely with many series being adapted, achieving great success and wide fame among Arab audiences. MBC was keen to produce ...

While ties between Turks and Arabs stretch back centuries, the massive popularity of Turkish TV series in the Arab world is bringing the two peoples together in fresh new ways. The credit partially ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Arab world's largest private broadcaster has stopped showing Turkish television programmes, it said on Monday, as tensions rise between Ankara and some Arab states. Turkish soap ...

ANKARA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Arab world's largest private broadcaster has stopped showing Turkish television programs, a seemingly politically-motivated move which comes amid a rift between Ankara ...

A new genre of Arab television has been born and is here to stay, according to one executive charged with marketing one of the largest entertainment stations in the Middle East. MBC, which broadcast ...

The hottest TV shows in the Arab world right now aren’t even Arabic. Turkish melodramas such as “Nour” and “The Last Years,” which air on leading pan-Arab satcaster MBC, have proved a smash hit with ...

Move comes amid political tensions between Turkey and Arab states over its support for the Muslim Brotherhood Dubai: MBC, the region’s biggest pan-Arab satellite network has decided to stop airing ...

ISTANBUL, July 14, (AP): Under the sweltering Turkish sun, tourists wander through sets that recreate Ottoman and Byzantine-era castles, take selfies with actors in traditional Ottoman costumes and ...